Week One Power Rankings: Reigning champions top table

One of the great midweek segments throughout an NFL season is the ranking of all 32 teams in the pursuit of capturing a Lombardi trophy.

While any 2 rankings are rarely the same, the debate of opinion among fans is part of what makes sport great. Combining reputation and form, here is Preme Football’s first edition of the 2026 Power Rankings.

1. Seattle Seahawks
Last week’s result: 13-10 win vs. Patriots
Week 1 MVP: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Week 1 lowlight: Sam Darnold’s injury on the season’s opening drive
This week’s opponent: @ Cardinals

2. Baltimore Ravens
Last week’s result: 41-23 win @ Colts
Week 1 MVP: Derrick Henry
Week 1 lowlight: Injuries to wide receiver duo Zay Flowers and Ja’Kobi Lane
This week’s opponent: vs. Saints

3. Buffalo Bills
Last week’s result: 36-31 win @ Texans
Week 1 MVP: Josh Allen
Week 1 lowlight: Defense’s concession of 31 points to a below average offense
This week’s opponent: vs. Lions

4. Chicago Bears
Last week’s result: 59-37 win @ Panthers
Week 1 MVP: Caleb Williams
Week 1 lowlight: The realisation that they can’t face the Panthers’ defense each week
This week’s opponent: vs. Vikings

5. San Francisco 49ers
Last week’s result: 27-7 win @ Rams
Week 1 MVP: Brock Purdy
Week 1 lowlight: Rookie receiver De’Zhaun Stribling needing to be carted to the locker room
This week’s opponent: vs. Dolphins

6. Kansas City Chiefs
Last week’s result: 31-10 win vs. Broncos
Week 1 MVP: Kenneth Walker III
Week 1 lowlight: Mansoor Delane’s injury after recording an interception 90 seconds into his NFL career
This week’s opponent: vs. Colts

7. Cincinnati Bengals
Last week’s result: 33-27 win vs. Buccaneers
Week 1 MVP: The whole defense
Week 1 lowlight: Joe Burrow’s 2nd pick-six in his last 5 games
This week’s opponent: @ Texans

8. Philadelphia Eagles
Last week’s result: 24-22 win vs. Commanders
Week 1 MVP: Jalen Hurts
Week 1 lowlight: Makai Lemon’s -5 receiving yards in his NFL debut
This week’s opponent: @ Titans

9. Los Angeles Rams
Last week’s result: 7-27 loss vs. 49ers
Week 1 MVP: Quentin Lake
Week 1 lowlight: Myles Garrett’s ineffective team debut and placement on injured reserve
This week’s opponent: vs. Giants

10. Jacksonville Jaguars
Last week’s result: 34-10 win vs. Browns
Week 1 MVP: Trevor Lawrence
Week 1 lowlight: Things will only get harder from here
This week’s opponent: @ Broncos

11. Detroit Lions
Last week’s result: 31-30 win vs. Saints
Week 1 MVP: Jahmyr Gibbs
Week 1 lowlight: 2nd half lapse nearly ending in disaster
This week’s opponent: @ Bills

12. Houston Texans
Last week’s result: 31-36 loss vs. Bills
Week 1 MVP: David Montgomery
Week 1 lowlight: CJ Stroud’s lost fumble with 20 seconds remaining to seal the result
This week’s opponent: vs. Bengals

13. Denver Broncos
Last week’s result: 10-31 loss @ Chiefs
Week 1 MVP: Jeremy Crawshaw
Week 1 lowlight: The entire game
This week’s opponent: vs. Jaguars

14. New England Patriots
Last week’s result: 10-13 loss @ Seahawks
Week 1 MVP: Gabe Jacas
Week 1 lowlight: Drake Maye’s 3 final quarter interceptions with the game on the line
This week’s opponent: vs. Steelers

15. New York Giants
Last week’s result: 28-20 win vs. Cowboys
Week 1 MVP: Jaxson Dart
Week 1 lowlight: 4 fumbles, with luckily only 1 resulting in a turnover
This week’s opponent: @ Rams

16. Pittsburgh Steelers
Last week’s result: 20-13 win vs. Falcons
Week 1 MVP: TJ Watt
Week 1 lowlight: There might not be a game that is harder to watch this season
This week’s opponent: @ Patriots

17. Minnesota Vikings
Last week’s result: 39-22 win vs. Packers
Week 1 MVP: Justin Jefferson
Week 1 lowlight: Concussion causing a premature end to Kyler Murray’s first start with the team
This week’s opponent: @ Bears

18. Green Bay Packers
Last week’s result: 22-39 loss @ Vikings
Week 1 MVP: Christian Watson
Week 1 lowlight: Squandering yet another lead with a 4th quarter collapse
This week’s opponent: @ Jets

19. Dallas Cowboys
Last week’s result: 20-28 loss @ Giants
Week 1 MVP: Donovan Ezeiruaku
Week 1 lowlight: Javonte Williams’ ill-disciplined taunting penalty leading to a missed extra point
This week’s opponent: vs. Commanders

20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Last week’s result: 27-33 loss @ Bengals
Week 1 MVP: Josiah Trotter
Week 1 lowlight: 4 fumbles of their own, with all being picked up by the Bengals’ defense
This week’s opponent: vs. Browns

21. Los Angeles Chargers
Last week’s result: 14-26 loss vs. Cardinals
Week 1 MVP: Ladd McConkey
Week 1 lowlight: Mike McDaniel being unable to inspire the offense all afternoon
This week’s opponent: vs. Raiders

22. Carolina Panthers
Last week’s result: 37-59 loss vs. Bears
Week 1 MVP: Jalen Coker
Week 1 lowlight: No team will leak more than 59 points in a game this season
This week’s opponent: @ Falcons

23. New Orleans Saints
Last week’s result: 30-31 loss @ Lions
Week 1 MVP: Chris Olave
Week 1 lowlight: Waiting until they trailed by 21 points to show up to Ford Field
This week’s opponent: @ Ravens

24. Indianapolis Colts
Last week’s result: 23-41 loss vs. Ravens
Week 1 MVP: Jonathan Taylor
Week 1 lowlight: Baltimore’s offense walking down the field on most posessions
This week’s opponent: @ Chiefs

25. New York Jets
Last week’s result: 23-10 win @ Titans
Week 1 MVP: Breece Hall
Week 1 lowlight: Not getting the upper hand on the Giants as the only team in New York to go 1-0
This week’s opponent: vs. Packers

26. Washington Commanders
Last week’s result: 22-24 loss @ Eagles
Week 1 MVP: Sonny Styles
Week 1 lowlight: David Blough’s play call on the game-defining 2-point conversion
This week’s opponent: @ Cowboys

27. Arizona Cardinals
Last week’s result: 26-14 win @ Chargers
Week 1 MVP: Trey McBride
Week 1 lowlight: Red-zone inefficiency preventing a potential blowout win
This week’s opponent: vs. Seahawks

28. Las Vegas Raiders
Last week’s result: 27-13 win vs. Dolphins
Week 1 MVP: Ashton Jeanty
Week 1 lowlight: Kirk Cousins’ 2 interceptions were the only blemish on an otherwise complete performance
This week’s opponent: @ Chargers

29. Miami Dolphins
Last week’s result: 13-27 loss @ Raiders
Week 1 MVP: Caleb Douglas
Week 1 lowlight: There are 16 more games for Dolphins fans to endure this season
This week’s opponent: @ 49ers

30. Atlanta Falcons
Last week’s result: 13-20 loss @ Steelers
Week 1 MVP: Bijan Robinson
Week 1 lowlight: Cooper Rush’s impersonation of an NFL quarterback
This week’s opponent: vs. Panthers

31. Tennessee Titans
Last week’s result: 10-23 loss vs. Jets
Week 1 MVP: Tommy Townsend
Week 1 lowlight: Lack of obvious immediate growth from Cam Ward to begin year 2
This week’s opponent: vs. Eagles

32. Cleveland Browns
Last week’s result: 10-34 loss @ Jaguars
Week 1 MVP: Mason Graham
Week 1 lowlight: Finding out Deshaun Watson is expected to start again this week
This week’s opponent: @ Buccaneers

Let us know what changes you’d make to the first edition of this year’s power rankings.